PDP Charges Buhari, CBN to Clear Air on TSA Fund Remittances

National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded explanations from President Muhammadu Buhari on the conflicting statements from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Executive Council over the operations of the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

The party said its concern arose from the fact the FG, the CBN and National Assembly are at variance over the actual amount remitted through the oeperarions of the TSA which signifies likely underhand deal.

It said the federal executive, through the Minister of Information,

Diversification only way out of poverty – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday maintained that the only way out of poverty in Nigeria is through diversification of the economy.

Diversification of the economy through agriculture and solid minerals mining, he said, is the way to go.

He spoke in Kebbi State while officially launching N40 billion

Buhari-led govt to reduce poverty – Osinbajo

Asaba – The Federal Government is to set aside $25 billion (about N4trillion) for investment in transport and energy sectors in Nigeria.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo announced this at the 4th Niger Delta Development Forum in Asaba on Tuesday.

Osinbajo said President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was committed to partnering with the private sector to reduce poverty in the country.

According to Osinbajo,

Rice importation, others no longer sustainable – Buhari

By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi said that Nigeria can’t no longer sustain the importation of rice and other food items which it has capacity to produce in commercial quantities, saying that the diversification of the economy was a necessity.

The president spoke while launching the Central Bank of Nigeria,

Evumena knocks NWFL Super Six

Delta Queens head coach, Dan Evumena has strongly canvassed for change of headship of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) at the upcoming elections into the board.

The former Nigerian champions finished a distant fourth at the just concluded NWFL Super Six competition in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

Title holders,

Presidency Orders Reassessment Of Gencos, Discos

BPE’s Fact-Finding Team Arrives Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reassessment of privatised power assets in Nigeria. A source at the Presidency, who disclosed this to our corressepondent, stated that the reassessment order was given based on some “mind-boggling” terms reached with new owners on behalf of government.

These terms, the source said, allegedly put the government at the receiving end in the deal. Such terms, he said, included “government’s pledge” to provide subsidy of N50 billion annually for two years to the investors. The inability to meet up with this term, the new owners claimed, was partly responsible for the difficulty they faced to accrue revenues. The government had,

Nigeria: With Two University Degrees, I Sold Suya On the Street of Jos - -Mike Omeri, Noa Boss

INTERVIEWBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Mike Omeri, the Director-General of National Orientation Agency,

Nigeria: Dogara to Buhari - Transmit Petroleum Industry Bill Now

By Edegbe Odemwingie and Bode Gbadebo

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari as the petroleum minister to as a matter of urgency transmit the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the 8th National Assembly for a record third time.

The immediate past 7th National Assembly failed to pass the PIB,

Nigeria: 'We Need Trauma Centre in Kogi'

INTERVIEWBy Itodo Daniel Sule

Lokoja — Dr Chikezie Justice, is the President, Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja and also Registrar, Family Medicine Department at the hospital. In this interview, he spoke on the challenges doctors face in handling accident victims' cases at the hospital and the need for the federal government to establish a trauma centre in Kogi, amongst others.

There are concerns over the alarming rates of accidents along the Abuja-Lokoja highway, how do you attend to such victims in your hospital?

The rate of accidents across all the roads in Kogi State is quite alarming and as a Nigerian and a medical doctor, I am worried. I'm worried because accidents are not planned.I'm worried because it could be anyone.

Today in Nigeria,

S’East APC: Biafra Agitation Will Scuttle Igbo Presidency

By Emmanuel Nzomiwu, Enugu

In reaction to the spate of mass action by Pro-Biafra agitators, South-East All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and similar groups to stop their war drum, as it could scuttle the quest for Nigeria president of Igbo extraction in 2023.

Spokesman of South-East APC Leadership Caucus,

Nigeria: SMC Winds Up, As Katsina Ranks High in Measles Deaths

Katsina — About 500,000 children in four local government areas of Katsina State have undergone the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) initiative aimed at addressing the scourge of malaria.

The local governments areas are Mashi, Baure, Dutsi and Maiadua. SMC was adopted to combat malaria in the Sahelian states of Nigeria where about 11 million children are believed to be at risk of malaria.

The project involves the intermittent administration of full doses of malaria vaccines to children between 3-59 months of age.

The state's Director of Malaria and Sickle Cell disease Control,

Nigeria: Health Minister - Commonwealth Doctors Applaud Buhari On Appointment

Medical doctors under the auspices of Commonwealth Medical Association have lauded President Mohammadu Buhari on the appointment of Prof. Isaac Adewole and Dr. Osagie Ehanire as Ministers of Health. Speaking through its Vice President,

Africa: Dwindling Funds, Dearth of Personnel Impede Fight Against HIV/Aids

Abuja — A total of 3.2 million persons are currently living with the HIV (Human Immuno Deficiency Virus) in Nigeria, making the national HIV prevalence rate to stand at 3.2%. The current prevalence rate represents a drop from the 3.5% prevalence statistics recorded in the country over the last decade, thanks to the financial and technical assistance from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the Ministry of Health (MOH) to mitigate the epidemic and implement an effective national HIV treatment programme.

However,

Cargo operator urges policies to boost agriculture

The chief executive officer of ABX World Nigeria Cargo, Capt. John Okakpu, has urged the Federal Government to initiate policies that will stimulate the export of agricultural produce in the country.

He said agricultural produce has the potential to generate over $ 52billion for Nigeria annually.

The promotion of over 75 farm produce for export, according to the air cargo operator, could create over 20 million jobs for youths across the country.

Okakpu said the need to promote agricultural produce has become imperative following the slump in the price of crude oil in the international market.

Speaking in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos,

Angola/Nigeria Gathers Bilateral Commission Soon

Abuja — The ambassador of Angola to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Eustaquio Januário Quibato announced in Luanda the holding soon of the Fifth Session of the Bilateral Commission Angola/Nigeria, where they will explore new areas for cooperation.

According to the diplomat,

Biafra protests: US, Nigeria condemned for remaining silent while 'bomb waits to detonate'

Nigerians and Americans from 33 International urge Obama to do more to prevent violence in the wake of pro-Biafran protests across the country's southeast33 International

A group of Nigerians and Americans has criticised the US for ignoring the increasing tension in southeastern Nigeria. Demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy in Abuja this week to urge Barack Obama and the Nigerian government to strengthen democratic institutions in the West African nation and address the issue of pro-Biafran calls for independence.

The protest,

China to sanction companies for disobeying Nigerian laws

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Gu Xiaojie, on Tuesday said that the Chinese government would henceforth sanction any Chinese company that would disobey Nigeria’s local content and labour laws. Gu made the assertion in an interview with newsmen in Lagos following complaints by some Nigerians that the companies were not obeying Nigerian labour laws.

The Envoy, however,

Nigerian Embassy UK Will Be On Fire If Buhari Fails To Shut It Down In 48hrs – Prof. Alexia Thomas

Professor Alexia Thomas, a Nigerian-born,

Buhari Charges NSE on Corruption in Projects Execution

                                           President Mohammadu Buhari

                                              By James Sowole in Akure

President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday tasked the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and other engineering regulatory bodies to instill professional integrity in the practice of engineering in Nigeria.

Buhari gave the charge in Akure, Ondo State capital, while declaring open the NSE National Engineering Conference with the theme, "National Integrated Infrastructure Master Pan (NIIMP) 2014: Strategies for Implementation".

The president,

Boko Haram: General Ishola Williams asks Buhari to establish Ministry of Family Affairs

General Ishola Williams (rtd) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to

Boko Haram: Establish Ministry of Family Affairs, Gen Williams tells Buhari

General Ishola Williams (rtd) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “replace the Ministry of Women Affairs with a Ministry of Family Affairs if the government is to effectively address the root causes of violence and Internally Displaced Persons in the North-east of Nigeria.”

General Williams was speaking at a media roundtable on issues relating to addressing the root causes of violence and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northeast of Nigeria at Westown Hotels, Ikeja.

The roundtable organised by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in collaboration with the Ford Foundation was chaired by Hon Justice Samuel C. Oseji of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division.

According to General Williams,

Buhari has shown Nigeria can join big league – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari had shown that Nigeria had the capacity to join the “big league“ of nations. Mohammed said this in Abuja in the course of his interaction with the directors and heads of units in the ministry.

He said that the President had leveraged his legendary personality,

Buhari: We Can't Sustain Spending N1trillion on Importation of Foods We Can Produce

 President Muhammadu Buhari                                                     

*New agric scheme to generate millions of jobs                                                           

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi said that the situation where Nigeria spent huge sums of money in importing food items that could be locally produced in Nigeria was no longer sustainable.

The president,